Ichalkaranji: city in Maharashtra, India
What exactly constitutes the spatial extent of the city? For these aggregations, we used the Global Human Settlement Layer Urban Center Database (GHS-UCDB) to define the boundaries of the city. These cities -- or urban centers -- cover areas that are densely populated and built-up, and so may extend beyond the spatial borders of these cities that we may be familiar with. The GHS area is shaded in blue.
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Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Ichalkaranji as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.61, which is in the 40th to 60th percentile of disconnectedness.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 1.87, 2.35, 3.37 and 4.12. In each period, new street development in Ichalkaranji steadily grows more disconnected than in the last.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Ichalkaranji spans a total of 446 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 2.35, which is in the 40th to 60th percentile of disconnectedness.
Effect on the aggregate network: New construction in each period adds to the total stock of streets, but does not change streets that have already been built. Therefore, it has a limited effect on the street network as a whole. The SNDis of the aggregate street network in the respective time periods are 1.87, 2.34, 2.45 and 2.61. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Ichalkaranji has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.47 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.16.
Ichalkaranji and Maharashtra follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
How do development practices in Ichalkaranji fare in comparison to others in Maharashtra? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Ichalkaranji was the 58th-most disconnected out of the 186 cities in Maharashtra. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Maharashtra, street construction in Ichalkaranji has become more connected. Ichalkaranji ranked 45th in 1975, 63rd in 1976-1990, 50th in 1991-2000 and 58th in 2001-2014.
Ichalkaranji and India follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
How do development practices in Ichalkaranji fare in comparison to others in India? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Ichalkaranji was the 424th-most disconnected out of the 1716 cities in India. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in India, street construction in Ichalkaranji has become more disconnected. Ichalkaranji ranked 508th in 1975, 632nd in 1976-1990, 460th in 1991-2000 and 424th in 2001-2014.
Ichalkaranji and Maharashtra follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Ichalkaranji is the 84th-most disconnected out of the 186 cities in Maharashtra. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Maharashtra, the street network in Ichalkaranji has become more connected. Ichalkaranji ranked 45th in 1975, 69th in 1976-1990, 77th in 1991-2000 and 84th in 2001-2014.
Ichalkaranji and India follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Ichalkaranji is the 787th-most disconnected out of the 1716 cities in India. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in India, the street network in Ichalkaranji has become more connected. Ichalkaranji ranked 508th in 1975, 662nd in 1976-1990, 739th in 1991-2000 and 787th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Ichalkaranji had a built-up area of 11.53 square kilometers, and a population of 390073 people.
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